CrossBones
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Aaaaaugh!
I just checked on the fermentation of my latest batch, a clone of Iron Rat Stout, and when I opened the door to my cooler I was shocked to find that the lid to my fermenter (plastic bucket) had partially blown off. It looked as though the krausen had expanded into the vapor lock and gummed it up, causing pressure to build until the lid popped.
A couple of questions:
1. Is the beer still good? It's been sitting inside the cooler exposed to air for up to two days.
2. What would cause this to happen? I've never experienced this before, and don't know what I did wrong - or how to prevent it again.
Incidentally, my cooler is a converted upright freezer with a temperature controller installed. I was fermenting the beer at 63+/- degrees. I brewed on Saturday, and checked the cooler a couple of times during the week to make sure the vapor lock was bubbling - it looked like everything was going as it should. Help!
I just checked on the fermentation of my latest batch, a clone of Iron Rat Stout, and when I opened the door to my cooler I was shocked to find that the lid to my fermenter (plastic bucket) had partially blown off. It looked as though the krausen had expanded into the vapor lock and gummed it up, causing pressure to build until the lid popped.
A couple of questions:
1. Is the beer still good? It's been sitting inside the cooler exposed to air for up to two days.
2. What would cause this to happen? I've never experienced this before, and don't know what I did wrong - or how to prevent it again.
Incidentally, my cooler is a converted upright freezer with a temperature controller installed. I was fermenting the beer at 63+/- degrees. I brewed on Saturday, and checked the cooler a couple of times during the week to make sure the vapor lock was bubbling - it looked like everything was going as it should. Help!